2021届广东省东莞中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案.pdf

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1、2021 届广东省东莞中学高三英语第三次联考试题及答案 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项 A Nothing beats live music,but the venue makes a difference.When youre able to score tickets to an incredible concert in an incredible place,you wont forget the experience.Here are some of t

2、he coolest music venues from around the world.If you havent been to any of these,youve got some traveling to do.Red Rocks,Morrison,the United States Red Rocks might be the most beautiful and famous venue in the United States.At 6,450 feet above sea level,Red Rocks is a geologically formed natural st

3、age.Its massive sandstone provides a perfect stage for jam bands.If youre into the blues and jazz,youll have no trouble finding something in line with your interests.Meet Factory,Prague,Czech Republic Smallest venues on this list,Meet Factory is an art gallery,theater,and music venue.The venue only

4、accommodates 1,000 people,so you wont see any huge names come through.Still,its a great place to see up-and-coming local acts,and if youve got an eye for contemporary art,youll love your time here.Arena of Nmes,Nmes,France Originally built around A.D.70,the Arena of Nimes presents concertgoers with

5、an interesting question:Should they enjoy the music,or marvel at the architecture?The Arena is,after all,one of the worlds best-preserved Roman theaters.Many major touring acts plan stops at the Arena of Nimes,especially during the venues annual festival.Sydney Opera House,Sydney,Australia The Sydne

6、y Opera House is one of the worlds most famous performing venues.Is also one of the most distinctive buildings in Sydney,thanks to the breathtaking design by Danish architect Utzon.It hosts about 40 events per week,so whether youre into jazz,rock,classical music,or opera,youll find something to watc

7、h.1.Where can you enjoy music in natural beauty?A.At Red Rocks.B.At Meet Factory.C.At Arena of Nimes.D.At Sydney Opera House.2.What is special about Meet Factory?A.It enjoys breathtaking scenery.B.It hosts both musical and artistic events.C.It is the largest venue of all.D.It is famous for contempor

8、ary music.3.What do the listed music venues have in common?A.They have a long history.B.They are built near the sea.C.They accommodate thousands of people.D.They are beautiful tourist attractions.B A year ago I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco.All of my hard work

9、 paid off.My mom had spent a lot on my attending a private high school,so I made sure to push myself:I volunteered,took part in various clubs,and graduated with honors.I was so excited to start a new part of my life.Soon enough,the big day came,but it wasnt like what I had thought.The first two week

10、s were the most difficult days of my entire life.Every night I would cry myself to sleep.I was missing my family,my home and everything in my hometown so much and I didnt know how to deal with my broken heart.To distract myself,I threw myself into my studies.I also found a ton of jobs.In any free ti

11、me,I started forcing myself to go to the gym.I wanted to keep every part of my day busy so I wouldnt think about how lonely I felt.Soon after,I began to control my eating,considering it another solution to my homesickness.But soon there was something wrong with me.Finally,I went to see a doctor.When

12、 the doctor told me I had no choice but to take time away from school,I started to fear.How could I stop?School was what I was best at.“Im not so bad,”I thought in my head.But the result was that I was taken to hospital again a month later and my mother camewoefully.I had to take a semester off from

13、 school,and go to the treatment center near my home.If there are girls who are suffering similarly,I hope you know that there is hope and that you should have a positive attitude towards life.Though you may feel alone,there are so many people who can understand your struggle.Thats why I want to shar

14、e my story.4.Why did the author push herself during high school?A.She wanted to attend the University of San Francisco.B.It cost too much to study in a private school.C.Her parents controlled much of her life.D.Her family put her under pressure,5.What can we know about the author in the first two we

15、eks?A.She couldnt fall asleep because of pressure.B.She couldnt pay attention to her study.C.She couldnt deal with her homesickness.D.She couldnt catch up with others.6.What does the underlined word“woefully”in paragraph 4 mean?A.Sadly.B.Surprisingly.C.Curiously.D.Happily.7.What is the authors purpo

16、se in writing this text?A.To look back on her past life.B.To increase her own confidence.C.To express appreciation to her mother.D.To encourage other girls like her to be positive.C After a year at sea,16-year-old Laura Dekker can finally say,“Missionaccomplished!”Last month,she finished a daring tr

17、ip around the world aboard her 38-foot boat,Guppy.Dekker,who is from theNetherlands,traveled more than 30,000 miles all by herself.She is the youngest person ever to sail around the globe alone.Dekker had wanted to lake on this challenge when she was even younger.She first tried to set sail at the a

18、ge of 13,but a court in theNetherlandsstopped her.They said that she was too young to make such a risky trip by herself.But Dekker insisted she had the navigation skills and patience of an adult sailor.She finally took off on January 20,2011.During her trip,Dekker battled loneliness,storms,and worri

19、es about pirates.But she also got to surf,scuba dive,and started a new hobby:playing the flute.Although Dekker didnt spend all of her time at seashe stopped at ports along the wayshe did spend her 16lh birthday on the open ocean.To celebrate,she ate doughnuts for breakfast.But Dekker didnt sail into

20、 the record books.Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Council no longer recognize records for“youngest”sailors.They dropped the category in 2009 to discourage children fromattempting such dangerous feats(壮举).But that didnt stop Dekker，who was born on a yacht during a seven-year

21、 world voyage undertaken by her parents.Dekker doesnt mind that she wont hold an official record.She says it was a personal goal,and she is happy she achieved it.“I am not disappointed at all that Guinness World Record wont recognize my attempt.”Dekker wrote on her website.“I did not start on my tri

22、p to achieve any recordI did it just for myself.”8.Dekker wasnt allowed to sail at the age of 13 because .A.people were concerned about her safety B.she didnt learn any sailing skills well C.she had to continue her study at school D.she didnt have enough patience for long trips 9.What does the under

23、lined word“accomplished”in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Failed.B.Completed.C.Continued.D.Started.10.In 2009 records for youngest sailors were canceled in order to .A.set a higher sailing standard for teen sailors B.stop children entering Guinness World Records C.encourage parents to sail with their children D

24、.prevent children making dangerous attempts 11.What could be the best title for this passage?A.A New Guinness World Record in Sailing B.A New Sailing Standard for Teen Sailors C.A Teen Girl Sailing Alone Aroundthe World D.The Youngest Sailor in Guinness World Records D Pigeons inLondonhave a bad rep

25、utation.Some people call them flying rats.And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings.But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.“The problem for air pollution is that its been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,”says A

26、ndrea Lee,who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth.“People dont realize how bad it is,and how it actually affects their health.”Londons poor air quality is linked to nearly 10,000 early deaths a year.Lee says,citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year.If

27、people were better informed about the pollution they re breathing,she says,they could pressure the government to do something about it.Nearby,on a windy hill inLondons Regents Park,an experiment is underway that could helpthe first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol.It all began when Pierre Du

28、quesnoy,the director for DigitasLBi,a marketing firm,won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chose the problem of air pollution.“Basically,I realized how important the problem was,”he says.“But also I realized that

29、 most of the people around me didnt know anything about it.”Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution,while at the same time making the results accessible to the public through Twitter.“So”,he wondered,“how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?”Drones wer

30、e his first thought.But its illegal to fly them overLondon.“But pigeons can fly aboveLondon,right?”he says.“They liveactually,they are Londoners as well.So,yeah,I thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps.And we can use not just street pigeons,but racing pigeons,because they fly pretty q

31、uickly and pretty low.”So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons.The birds may just be helping to improve the quality of the citys air.12.What can we infer aboutLondons air quality from Paragraph 2?A.Londoners are very satisfied with it.B.The government is trying to im

32、prove it.C Londoners should pay more attention to it.D.The government has done a lot to improve it.13.Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _.A.entertain Londoners.B.solve a world problem.C.design a product for sale.D.protect animals like pigeons.14.Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones

33、to fly acrossLondon?A.Because they are too expensive.B.Because they fly too quickly.C.Because they are forbidden.D.Because they fly too high.15.Which can be the best title for the text?A.Clean air inLondon.B.Londons dirty secret.C.Londons new pollution fighter.D.Causes of air pollution inLondon.第二节（

34、共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项 We were high in the mountains of Xishuangbanna,as far south as you can get inYunnan,skirting the borders ofMyanmarandLaos.The drive was typical,textbook beauty:mountains thick with rubber tree forests,puer tea plantations andbanana pal

35、ms and tiny Dai villages.Hidden among the fields of green,I spotted an odd collection of wooden boxes near a tent on the side of the road._16_ We had run into the current home of Wei Dajing,a 17-year-old apprentice(学徒)beekeeper who was manning his hives.Wei was fresh to the beekeeping life,and had b

36、een on the job for just two months and was here to learn from a master beekeeper.Their tent and hive set-up is always temporary._17_This particular spot was stationed at a sunny patch of yellow flowers.Once these flowers die,the rubber trees will be flowering,so we will move toward them,”he told Sam

37、.Like thieves in the night,the beekeepers will stealthily pack up their hives in the dark once the bees go to sleep.“They are most active around midday when they are collecting their nectar(花蜜)._18_”Wei explained.The hives were humming,and bees were invasively buzzing around Wei as he spoke to us.Pi

38、eces of fruit lay drying among the hives,used to feed the bees and givethem an extra boost of energy once Wei bottles up their hard-earned honey.Sam,who also has a couple of his own small hives in his backyard,tells us you must always leave a little bit of honey in the hive._19_ We waved goodbye to

39、Wei.Back at Sams house,he gave us a bowlful of local honey._20_Lacking the usual sweetness of honey but instead rich with a more savory,spiced flavor,it tasted just likeChina.A.It was smooth,thin and runny.B.Wei skillfully collected honey from the hives.C.Otherwise the bees get fed up and abandon yo

40、u.D.Maybe it is the flowers that give such unique taste to the honey.E.By 10 pm they are asleep in their hives,which is when we move.F.I asked our excellent guide and new best friend,Sam,to pull over.G.Wei and his master move their camp as the flowers bloom and die.第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节（共 20 小题；

41、每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项 I first heard about several cases of coronavirus in January,2020.But I did not_21_the outbreak to have such a sudden and powerful effect on the rest of the world.In March,towards the end of winter quarter,it was_22_that we would take all th

42、e finals online.It was unexpected,and all university teachers and students were_23_.Due to the coronavirus pandemic,our University of California at San Diego（UCSD）student-run free dental clinics are closed_24_,and most research laboratories are only open for_25_personnel.Thus,I have had a lot more s

43、pare time than before,_26_most of the events have been switched to be held online.To_27_time,I learned to follow_28_to make different dishes.The period of quarantine（隔离）has become a time when I can learn some new life_29_.Besides cooking,I have been_30_a new hobbyplaying puzzles.At first,solving a p

44、uzzle was justa way for me to_31_endurance（忍耐性）and patience.Then I realized that I learned much more than that.When I_32_1,000 pieces of a puzzle on the table,I_33_not buying a simpler one.I suddenly realized how impatient I was that I couldnt even focus on such a simpler task.Electronic devices hav

45、e been training me to constantly stare at a blinking（闪烁）screen and_34_what I was doing.I decided to solve a puzzle while_35_devices for several hours,and enjoy one simple task like a little child.When I started to look for different pieces to see if they could fit in a larger_36_,I started to look f

46、or shortcuts.I tried to collect puzzles with similar patterns or color1 s and_37_their edges.During this time,I slowly forgot all the madness and_38_of quarantine life.Every time I got one piece in the right place,I was_39_awarded by such a small success and motivated to keep on trying.It was surpri

47、sing and unexpected for me to receive so much_40_from focusing on solving puzzles.21.A.encourage B.expect C.require D.remind 22.A.announced B.promised C.hoped D.discovered 23.A.unhappy B.unfortunate C.uninterested D.unprepared 24.A.occasionally B.formally C.temporarily D.gradually 25.A.devoted B.eag

48、er C.excellent D.limited 26.A.unless B.before C.since D.though 27.A.treasure B.kill C.waste D.save 28.A.schedules B.orders C.targets D.recipes 29.A.secrets B.tracks C.skills D.lessons 30.A.exploring B.spreading C.reviewing D.doubting 31.A.support B.practise C.recommend D.appreciate 32.A.broke up B.h

49、anded in C.poured out D.put away 33.A.imagined B.permitted C.advised D.regretted 34.A.forget B.guess C.remember D.emphasize 35.A.putting up with B.staying away from C.watching out for D.taking control of 36.A.basket B.poster C.picture D.board 37.A.touch B.remove C.draw D.compare 38.A.danger B.boredo

50、m C.excitement D.amazement 39.A.mentally B.physically C.strangely D.passively 40.A.trouble B.joyfulness C.responsibility D.praise 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 Music is one of the most_41._(power)things in my life.Listening to music can help to motivate me in trying